Kangchenjunga | 2011 SW Face

A Iran expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2011 via SW Face, led by Azim Gheichisaz. Summit reached on 20th May 2011. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7106
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG11104
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Iran
Leaders	Azim Gheichisaz
Sponsor	An Iranian to Kangchenjunga
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	82nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Ramche->Yalung Kang camp->Yalung Glacier camp
Basecamp Date	2011-04-21
Summit Date	2011-05-20
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	29
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2011-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(21/04,5500m),C1(25/04,6100m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(03/05,7100m),C4(18/05,7500m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Gheichisaz started his summit push at 6 pm of 19 May from C4. He got to the top at 6 am of 20 May. Gheichisaz stayed on summit for about 20-30 minutes, then descended to C4 where he arrived at 3 pm and spent the night there. Next day on 21st May descended to BC. On the summit with him were Mingma Sherpa, Yang from China, one from Azerbaijan and Sherpas. On his way down many other climbers were coming up. The weather was very good, no wind clear sky. The Indian side of the mountain was cloudy. According to Gheichisaz four climbers did not use oxygen: himself, Alex, Nicolas and Mario.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Iranian to summit
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458253
Year	2011
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	52837
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG11104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Azim
Last Name	Gheichisaz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Iran
Status	Leader
Residence	Tabriz, Iran
Occupation	University student
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	2011-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	82
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442837
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	azim gheichisaz
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Azim Gheichisaz	M	1981	Iran	Leader	Tabriz, Iran	University student	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.